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  • A red-breasted nuthatch (Sitta canadensis) catches an insect at the entrance to its nest in Ravenna Park, Seattle, Washington. Red-breasted nuthatches line the entrance to their nest with sticky pitch, which may be intended to trap insects and serve as an obstacle for predators. The nuthatches avoid the pitch by flying straight through the hole. Red-breasted nuthatches, which feed mainly on insects and spiders during the summer nesting months, found several insects trapped in the pitch surrounding the hole to its nest.
    Nuthatch_Red-Breasted_Insect_Nest_27...jpg
  • An American pipit (Anthus rubescens) poses with an insect that it caught above the tree line in Mount Rainier National Park, Washington. American pipits are found in the tundra and on alpine slopes and they forage by walking on the ground, taking insects from the ground or from low plants.
    Pipit-American_Insect_RainierNP_4437.jpg
  • A red-breasted sapsucker (Sphyrapicus ruber) pulls an insect from the bark of an elm tree in Snohomish County, Washington. The red-breasted sapsucker is known for drilling neat rows of shallow holes into trees to collect sap.
    Sapsucker_Red-Breasted_Insect_Lynnwo...jpg
  • A ruby-crowned kinglet (Regulus calendula) feeds on an insect attracted to sap accumulating in a well in an elm tree drilled by a red-breasted sapsucker.
    Kinglet-Ruby-Crowned_Elm-Tree_3640.jpg
  • A green heron (Butorides virescens) pulls a wasp from a water lily in the wetlands of the Washington Park Arboretum in Seattle, Washington.
    Heron-Green_Insect_Arboretum_5903.jpg
  • A great golden digger wasp (Sphex ichneumoneus) rests between the thorns on a blackberry cane in Everett, Washington. Female great golden digger wasps dig tunnels for their eggs. They catch and paralyze small insects, which they take to one of their tunnels. They deposit an egg on the still-living insect and close the tunnel.
    Wasp-Great-Golden-Digger_Blackberry_...jpg
  • A song sparrow (Melospiza melodia) feasts on an insect along a tidal marsh in Grays Harbor, Washington. Song sparrows are found throughout North America and are about 5 to 7 inches tall (12 to 17 cm) with a wingspan of 7 to 9 inches (18 to 24 cm). The song sparrow uses songs to defend its territory and attract mates. Laboratory research shows that females prefer males that sing more complicated songs.
    SongSparrow.jpg
  • A bright-colored flame skimmer (Libellula saturata) feeds on a tiny insect it found at the end of a branch. Flame skimmers are found throughout the western United States.
    Dragonfly_FlameSkimmer_0283.jpg
  • A savannah sparrow (Passerculus sandwichensis) feasts on an insect while perched on a flowering big-leaved lupine (Lupinus polyphyllus) in Van Lierop Park, Puyallup, Washington.
    Sparrow-Savannah_Lupine_Puyallup_698...jpg
  • A red-breasted sapsucker (Sphyrapicus ruber) pauses to feed on a wasp that was attracted to the sap oozing from the holes it drilled in an elm tree in Snohomish County, Washington. Sapsuckers drill rows of neat wells in tree bark to collect sap, though they also feed on insects and berries. Other birds, especially hummingbirds, and insects are also drawn to the sap wells.
    Sapsucker_Red-Breasted_Wasp_Lynnwood...jpg
  • A bumblebee prepares to collect pollen and nectar from a flowering currant (Ribes sanguineum) that is blooming in Snohomish County, Washington.
    Bumblebee_Flowering-Currant_6345.jpg
  • A Gulf fritillary or passion butterfly (Agraulis vanillae) watches as another flies by in the Vieques National Wildlife Refuge, Vieques, Puerto Rico. The Gulf fritiallry is a widespread neotropical butterfly, found from the south-central United States to southern South America.
    Butterfly_Gulf-fritillary_Vieques_79...jpg
  • Thousands of monarch butterflies (Danaus plexippus) rest in a tree in Pacific Grove, California. The flight muscles of a monarch butterfly do not work well unless the temperature is above 55 degrees Fahrenheit (13 Celsius), so during the winter they cluster in large masses to conserve heat.
    Monarch_Cluster_Dawn_PacificGrove_08...jpg
  • Yellow-billed oxpecker (Buphagus africanus) gather to feed on ticks on the back of an African buffalo (Syncerus caffer) in the Maasai Mara National Reserve in Kenya. The yellow-billed oxpecker can eat 100 ticks or 13,000 larvae per day. The oxpecker prefers to feed on blood and harvest ticks because they are often engorged with blood, though they will occasionally pick at wounds on mammals, including buffalo and zebra, to feed on their blood.
    Kenya_Maasai-Mara_Buffalo_Oxpecker_4...jpg
  • A pair of spotted spreadwing (Lestes congener) damselflies rest on a perch before depositing eggs in the wetlands in the Washington Park Arboretum in Seattle, Washington. To mate, the male, shown above, grabs the female at the back of her neck, above her thorax, using claspers at the tip of his abdomen. She will then bend her abdomen to transfer sperm from him. Afterward, they will continue to remain joined, flying in tandem as she deposits her eggs.
    Spreadwings-Spotted_Pair_Silhouette_...jpg
  • Two nymph Conchuela bugs (Chlorochroa ligata) feed on rose leaves in Everett, Washington. The Conchuela bug is  type of stink bug.
    Bug-Conchuela_Nymph_Everett_6619.jpg
  • Monarch butterflies (Danaus plexippus) cluster together in Pacific Grove, California. The flight muscles of a monarch butterfly do not work well unless the temperature is above 55 degrees Fahrenheit (13 Celsius), so during the winter they cluster in large masses to conserve heat.
    Monarch_Clusters_PacificGrove_0744.jpg
  • A yellow-billed oxpecker (Buphagus africanus) feeds on ticks found in the ear of an African buffalo (Syncerus caffer) in the Maasai Mara National Reserve in Kenya. The yellow-billed oxpecker can eat 100 ticks or 13,000 larvae per day. The oxpecker prefers to feed on blood and harvest ticks because they are often engorged with blood, though they will occasionally pick at wounds on mammals, including buffalo and zebra, to feed on their blood.
    Kenya_Maasai-Mara_Buffalo_Oxpecker_4...jpg
  • A pair of spotted spreadwing (Lestes congener) damselflies rest on the branch of a silver birch tree before depositing eggs in the wetlands in the Washington Park Arboretum in Seattle, Washington. To mate, the male, shown above, grabs the female at the back of her neck, above her thorax, using claspers at the tip of his abdomen. She will then bend her abdomen to transfer sperm from him. Afterward, they will continue to remain joined, flying in tandem as she deposits her eggs.
    Spreadwings-Spotted_Pair_Branch_Seat...jpg
  • Monarch butterflies (Danaus plexippus) cluster together in Pacific Grove, California. The flight muscles of a monarch butterfly do not work well unless the temperature is above 55 degrees Fahrenheit (13 Celsius), so during the winter they cluster in large masses to conserve heat.
    Monarch_Clusters_PacificGrove_0860.jpg
  • Two butterflies feed on yarrow (Achillea millefolium) along Gold Creek near Snoqualmie Pass. The butterfly at the bottom right is a Lorquin's Admiral (Limenitis lorquini), a butterfly that is widespread in the Pacific Northwest and is typically found near streams. The butterfly at the upper left is a Clodius Parnassian (Parnassius clodius), a butterfly that is found at high altitudes in western North America.
    Butterflies_GoldCreek_4422.jpg
  • A green clearwing (Erythemis Simplicicollis) rests on a stalk of grass in western Washington state.
    GreenClearwing_8516.jpg
  • A pair of spotted spreadwing (Lestes congener) damselflies rest on a perch before depositing eggs in the wetlands in the Washington Park Arboretum in Seattle, Washington. To mate, the male, shown above, grabs the female at the back of her neck, above her thorax, using claspers at the tip of his abdomen. She will then bend her abdomen to transfer sperm from him. Afterward, they will continue to remain joined, flying in tandem as she deposits her eggs.
    Spreadwings-Spotted_Pair_Silhouette_...jpg
  • Monarch butterflies (Danaus plexippus) cluster together in Pacific Grove, California. The flight muscles of a monarch butterfly do not work well unless the temperature is above 55 degrees Fahrenheit (13 Celsius), so during the winter they cluster in large masses to conserve heat.
    Monarch_Clusters_PacificGrove_0873.jpg
  • A dusky dancer (Argia translata) damselfly rests on the red leaves of a coleus plant in the Birmingham Botanical Garden in Birmigham, Alabama.
    Dancer-Dusky_Coleus_Birmingham-Botan...jpg
  • A honeybee (Apis mellifera) prepares to land on a flowering currant (Ribes sanguineum) to forage for pollen and nectar in Snohomish County, Washington.
    Honeybee_Flowering-Currant_2157.jpg
  • Ripples on the water show the motion of a Common Water Strider (Gerris species) across a small pond in Seattle, Washington. Common Water Stiders seem to skate across water. They rely on the surface tension of water to remain above the surface and use their two center legs like row boat oars to move.
    WaterStrider_Ripples_2533.jpg
  • An invertebrate crawls on a decaying alder log in Snohomish County, Washington.
    Alder_Decay_Invertebrate_1725.jpg
  • A drumming katydid (Meconema thalassinum) clings to blades of grass in Snohomish County, Washington.
    Katydid-Drumming_Grass_Lynnwood_6169.jpg
  • A drumming katydid (Meconema thalassinum) clings to blades of grass in Snohomish County, Washington.
    Katydid-Drumming_Grass_Lynnwood_6175.jpg
  • A bumblebee prepares to collect pollen and nectar from a flowering currant (Ribes sanguineum) that is blooming in Snohomish County, Washington.
    Bumblebee_Flowering-Currant_1500.jpg
  • A monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus) feeds on Purple Milkweed (Asclepias cordifolia), also known as Heartleaf Milkweed, in the valley of Yosemite National Park, California.
    Butterfly_Monarch_Milkweed_Yosemite_...jpg
  • A familiar bluet damselfly (Enallagma civile) casts its shadow on a leaf in the Washington Park Arboretum, Seattle, Washington. Damselflies mate in wetlands, depositing their eggs just below the surface of the water.
    Damselfly_FamiliarBluet_Shadow_7162.jpg
  • A beetle leaves tracks as it runs across the rippled sand dunes of the Juniper Dunes Wilderness near Pasco, Washington. The Juniper Dunes Wilderness is named for the western juniper trees that grow there, the northernmost cluster of such trees. Located in Franklin County, Washington, Juniper Dunes is a protected wilderness area that comprises 7,140 acres (28.9 km²). Some dunes in the area measure more than 130 feet (40 meters) in height and 1,000 feet (305 meters) in width.
    JuniperDunes_Beetle.jpg
  • A Rambur's Forktail (Ischnura ramburii), a type of pond damselfly, rests on a heliconia flower in a jungle near Sayulita, Mexico.
    Heliconia_RambursForktail_0200.jpg
  • A grasshopper feeds on a hibiscus flower in the jungle near Sayulita, Mexico.
    Grasshopper_Hibiscus_0279.jpg
  • A zebra longtail butterfly (Heliconius charitonius) rests on a flower near the Cape Canaveral National Seashore in Florida. The zebra longtail butterfly was named Florida's official state butterfly.
    ZebraLongtailButterfly.jpg
  • A honey bee collects pollen from the flower of a Nootka rose (Rosa nutkana) in Snohomish County, Washington. Pollen provides protient and other nutrients needed by bees. They also collect nectar, which provides energy, turning into honey as it dries out.
    Honey-Bee_Nootka-Rose_Lynnwood_7403.jpg
  • A common green bottle fly (Lucilia sericata) rests on a rose hip in Everett, Washington.
    Fly-Green-Bottle_Rose-Hip_Everett_66...jpg
  • A rhododendron leafhopper (Graphocephala fennahi) rests on a rhododendron leaf in Everett, Washington. This leafhopper is named for the fact it feeds on the sap of rhododendrons.
    Leafhopper_Rhododendron_Everett_6408.jpg
  • A blue dasher (Pachydiplax longipennis) rests on the cupped pad of a water lily in the wetlands of the Washington Park Arboretum in Seattle, Washington.
    Dasher-Blue_Lily-Pads_Seattle-Arbore...jpg
  • A flame skimmer (Libellula saturata) grabs onto a stick to rest in Snohomish County, Washingotn.
    Skimmer_Flame_Perched_1070.jpg
  • A bumblebee reaches in to harvest nectar from deep inside a sweet pea (Lathyrus odoratus) flower in Discovery Park, Seattle, Washington.
    SweetPea_Bumblebee_DiscoveryPark_027...jpg
  • A monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus) feeds on Purple Milkweed (Asclepias cordifolia), also known as Heartleaf Milkweed, in the valley of Yosemite National Park, California.
    Monarch_Milkweek_Yosemite_7949.jpg
  • Ripples on the water show the motion of a Common Water Strider (Gerris species) across a small pond in Seattle, Washington. Common Water Stiders seem to skate across water. They rely on the surface tension of water to remain above the surface and use their two center legs like row boat oars to move.
    WaterStrider_Ripples_2135.jpg
  • A California darner (Rhionaeschna californica formerly Aeshna californica) rests on a blooming rhododendron in Snohomish County, Washington. The California darner is a widespread dragonfly, found from British Columbia, Canada to Baja, Mexico.
    Darner_California_Rhododendron_1730.jpg
  • A yellow-faced bumblebee (Bombus vosnesenskii) collects pollen from a flowering currant (Ribes sanguineum) in Snohomish County, Washington.
    Bumblebee_Flowering-Currant_2581.jpg
  • A dusky dancer (Argia translata) damselfly rests on the red leaves of a coleus plant in the Birmingham Botanical Garden in Birmigham, Alabama.
    Dancer-Dusky_Coleus_Birmingham-Botan...jpg
  • A Lorquin's admiral (Limenitis lorquini) butterfly rests on a rhododendron in Snohomish County, Washington.
    Butterfly_Lorquins-Admiral_Lynnwood_...jpg
  • A Lorquin's admiral (Limenitis lorquini) butterfly rests on a rhododendron in Snohomish County, Washington.
    Butterfly_Lorquins-Admiral_Lynnwood_...jpg
  • A dew-covered spider web hangs from late summer grass in North Creek Park, Bothell, Washington.
    Spider-Web_Grass_North-Creek_9385.jpg
  • A bumblebee prepares to collect pollen and nectar from a flowering currant (Ribes sanguineum) that is blooming in Snohomish County, Washington.
    Bumblebee_Flowering-Currant_1771.jpg
  • A long-tailed skipper (Urbanus proteus) butterfly rests on a frond near the Cape Canaveral National Seashore in Florida.
    LongTailedSkipper.jpg
  • A honeybee (Apis mellifera) prepares to land on a flowering currant (Ribes sanguineum) to forage for pollen and nectar in Snohomish County, Washington.
    Honeybee_Flowering-Currant_8117.jpg
  • A juvenile sora (Porzana carolina) steps onto a lily pad to forage for insects on Juanita Bay in Kirkland, Washington.
    Sora_Juvenile_Lily-Pads_Juanita-Bay_...jpg
  • A sora (Porzana carolina) forages for insects among the water lilies on Juanita Bay in Kirkland, Washington.
    Sora_Foraging_Juanita-Bay_0988.jpg
  • A juvenile sora (Porzana carolina) forages for insects on water lilies on Juanita Bay in Kirkland, Washington.
    Sora_Juvenile_Foraging_Juanita-Bay_3...jpg
  • A juvenile sora (Porzana carolina) forages for insects on water lilies on Juanita Bay in Kirkland, Washington.
    Sora_Juvenile_Foraging_Juanita-Bay_2...jpg
  • A sora (Porzana carolina) forages for insects among the water lilies on Juanita Bay in Kirkland, Washington.
    Sora_Foraging_Juanita-Bay_1217.jpg
  • A juvenile sora (Porzana carolina) forages for insects on water lilies on Juanita Bay in Kirkland, Washington.
    Sora_Juvenile_Foraging_Juanita-Bay_2...jpg
  • A sora (Porzana carolina) forages for insects among the water lilies on Juanita Bay in Kirkland, Washington.
    Sora_Foraging_Juanita-Bay_2662.jpg
  • A sora (Porzana carolina) forages for insects among the water lilies on Juanita Bay in Kirkland, Washington.
    Sora_Foraging_Juanita-Bay_2760.jpg
  • An Eastern Kingbird (Tyrannus tyrannus) calls out from its perch in the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge near Frenchglen, Oregon. Especially in the summer, Eastern Kingbirds feed on insects, primarily flies. They wait on a perch for an insect to approach and they fly off to catch it in mid-air.
    Kingbird_Eastern_Malheur_5178.jpg
  • A ruby-crowned kinglet (Regulus calendula) leaps from the fork of elm tree trunk to catch an insect in Snohomish County, Washington. Ruby-crowned kinglets are very active when they are foraging, frequently hopping to catch small insects and spiders.
    Kinglet-Ruby-Crowned_Leaping_Lynnwoo...jpg
  • A savannah sparrow (Passerculus sandwichensis) feeds on an insect while perched on a flowering big-leaved lupine in Van Lierop Park, Puyallup, Washington.
    Sparrow-Savannah_Feeding_Lupine_Puya...jpg
  • An American dipper (Cinclus mexicanus) feeds while standing on an ice shelf over Soda Butte Creek in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. American dippers, also known as water ouzels, are known for diving underwater to catch aquatic insects and their larvae.
    Dipper-American_Feeding_Winter_Yello...jpg
  • Foxfire is visible on decaying driftwood at midnight on Ruby Beach in Olympic National Park, Washington. Foxfire is a natural phonemonon produced by bioluminescent fungi typically found on rotting bark. The purpose of the glow is unknown, but it may help the fungus attract insects, which then disperse its spores.
    OlympicNP_Ruby-Beach_Night_Foxfire_9...jpg
  • A greater yellowlegs (Tringa melanoleuca) walks in the shallow, muddy water of the Stillaguamish River near Stanwood, Washington. Greater yellowlegs feed on insects, small fish, marine worms, and crustaceans, sometimes using their bills to stir up water.
    Yellowlegs-Greater_Walking_Stillagua...jpg
  • A captive blue-faced honeyeater (Entomyzon cyanotis) rests on a branch. The blue-faced honeyeater is common in northern and eastern Australia and southern New Guinea. It generally forages in the branches and foliage of trees and mainly feeds on small insects, including cockroaches, termites, grasshopers, beetles, flies, moths, bees, ants and spiders. It is occasionally known to also feed on small lizards.
    Honeyeater_Blue-Faced_Captive_3367.jpg
  • A spotted towhee (Pipilo maculatus) rests on a branch surrounded by bright yellow Scotch broom blossoms in Snohomish County, Washington. The spotted towhee is a type of sparrow and is most commonly found on the ground or searching shrubs for insects and fruit.
    Towhee_Spotted_ScotchBroom_8226.jpg
  • Killdeer (Charadrius vociferus) forage on the mudflats of Leque Island near Standwood, Washington. Killdeer, which are large plover, feed primarily on insects and other invertebrates.
    Killdeer_Mudflats_EideRoad_4708.jpg
  • A mountain chickadee (Poecile gambeli) looks out from its perch as it looks for food in a Douglas fir tree in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. They feed on insects during the breeding season and conifer seeds through the remainder of the year.
    Chickadee-Mountain_Perched_Yellowsto...jpg
  • A northern shrike (Lanius borealis) looks for food from its perch in a bare tree to hunt in a meadow at Marymoor Park, Redmond, Washington. The northern shrike hunts for birds, small mammals and insects in brushy, semi-open habitats.
    Shrike-Northern_Perched_Marymoor_212...jpg
  • A cedar waxwing (Bombycilla cedrorum) picks a berry from a Chinese holly (Ilex cornuta) shrub in Everett, Washington. Cedar waxwings eat berries year-round, though they supplement their diet with insects during breading season.
    Waxwing-Cedar_Holly-Berries_Everett_...jpg
  • The feet of a spotted towhee (Pipilo maculatus) disappear beneath the surface of the snow as the bird forages in nearly a foot of snow in Snohomish County, Washington. The spotted towhee forages mainly by looking for food on the ground. Its diet consists mainly of insects, seeds and berries.
    Towhee-Spotted_Snow_Lynnwood_7907.jpg
  • A tree swallow (Tachycineta bicolor) feeds its young chick by depositing insects directly into its mouth at their nest in a snag in the Skagit Wildlife Area in Skagit County, Washington.
    Swallow-Tree_Feeding-Young_Nest_Skag...jpg
  • A bald eagle and a red fox tussle in midair over a European rabbit in San Juan Island National Historical Park in Washington state. The fight began when the bald eagle attempted to steal the rabbit away from the young fox, known as a kit. When the bald eagle grabbed the rabbit, it inadvertently also caught the fox, lifting both more than 20 feet into the air. The fox swung back and forth trying to take the rabbit back. The bald eagle released the fox and flew off with the rabbit. The whole struggle lasted 8 seconds. Both European rabbits (Oryctolagus cunuculus) and red foxes (Vulpes vulpes) were introduced to San Juan Island. The rabbits were introduced to the island in the 1890s by settlers; foxes were introduced occasionally in the 1900s. The European rabbits in particular are considered an invasive species, turning the prairie into an unsustainable barren landscape with their vast burrows. This displaces small native mammals, such as the Townsend's vole. While bald eagles and foxes occasionally hunt rabbits, it is a relatively rare occurrence. Up to 97 percent of an eagle's diet consists of fish and birds; red foxes more commonly eat berries, insects and small mammals, like the vole.
    Bald-Eagle_Fox_Rabbit_San-Juan_6820.jpg
  • A bald eagle and a red fox tussle in mid-air over a European rabbit in San Juan Island National Historical Park in Washington state. The fight began when the bald eagle attempted to steal the rabbit away from the young fox, known as a kit. When the bald eagle grabbed the rabbit, it inadvertently also caught the fox, lifting both more than 20 feet into the air. The fox swung back and forth trying to take the rabbit back. The bald eagle released the fox and flew off with the rabbit. The whole struggle lasted 8 seconds. Both European rabbits (Oryctolagus cunuculus) and red foxes (Vulpes vulpes) were introduced to San Juan Island. The rabbits were introduced to the island in the 1890s by settlers; foxes were introduced occasionally in the 1900s. The European rabbits in particular are considered an invasive species, turning the prairie into an unsustainable barren landscape with their vast burrows. This displaces small native mammals, such as the Townsend's vole. While bald eagles and foxes occasionally hunt rabbits, it is a relatively rare occurrence. Up to 97 percent of an eagle's diet consists of fish and birds; red foxes more commonly eat berries, insects and small mammals, like the vole.
    Bald-Eagle_Fox_Rabbit_San-Juan_6845.jpg
  • A bald eagle tried to steal a rabbit from a fox kit, but ended up flying away with both in a prairie at San Juan Island National Historical Park in Washington state. Over an 8-second midair struggle, the eagle managed to release the fox that it accidentally snagged and flew away with the rabbit. Both European rabbits (Oryctolagus cunuculus) and red foxes (Vulpes vulpes) were introduced to San Juan Island. The rabbits were introduced to the island in the 1890s by settlers; foxes were introduced occasionally in the 1900s. The European rabbits in particular are considered an invasive species, turning the prairie into an unsustainable barren landscape with their vast burrows. This displaces small native mammals, such as the Townsend's vole. While bald eagles and foxes occasionally hunt rabbits, it is a relatively rare occurrence. Up to 97 percent of an eagle's diet consists of fish and birds; red foxes more commonly eat berries, insects and small mammals, like the vole.
    Bald-Eagle_Fox_Rabbit_San-Juan_6810.jpg
  • A bald eagle drops a red fox after stealing the European rabbit the fox had caught in San Juan Island National Historical Park in Washington state. When the bald eagle grabbed the rabbit, it inadvertently also caught the fox, lifting both more than 20 feet into the air. The fox swung back and forth trying to take the rabbit back. The bald eagle released the fox and flew off with the rabbit. The whole struggle lasted 8 seconds. Both European rabbits (Oryctolagus cunuculus) and red foxes (Vulpes vulpes) were introduced to San Juan Island. The rabbits were introduced to the island in the 1890s by settlers; foxes were introduced occasionally in the 1900s. The European rabbits in particular are considered an invasive species, turning the prairie into an unsustainable barren landscape with their vast burrows. This displaces small native mammals, such as the Townsend's vole. While bald eagles and foxes occasionally hunt rabbits, it is a relatively rare occurrence. Up to 97 percent of an eagle's diet consists of fish and birds; red foxes more commonly eat berries, insects and small mammals, like the vole.
    Bald-Eagle_Fox_Rabbit_San-Juan_6881.jpg
  • A hairy woodpecker (Leuconotopicus villosus) rests on a branch in the Washington Park Arboretum in Seattle, Washington. Hairy woodpeckers forage on trees, turning over bark or excavating to uncover insects. They also eat fruits, berries and nuts, and occasionally tree sap.
    Woodpecker_Hairy_Arboretum_4395.jpg
  • A male ring-necked duck (Aythya collaris) displaying its breeding plumage rests on Scriber Lake in Lynnwood, Washington. Ring-necked ducks are found on small, wooded ponds. They feed by diving and mainly eat aquatic plants and insects and small fish.
    RingNeckedDuck_ScriberLake_0382.jpg
  • A least flycatcher (Empidonax minimus) feeds in a blackberry bush in Discovery Park, Seattle, Washington. Least flycatchers typically feed on insects, flying out from trees to catch them in flight or hovering over foliage. They also sometimes eat berries.
    Flycatcher_Least_Feeding_2315.jpg
  • An American dipper (Cinclus mexicanus) dives from an ice shelf into Soda Butte Creek in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. American dippers, also known as water ouzels, are known for diving underwater to catch aquatic insects and their larvae.
    Dipper-American_Diving_Winter_Yellow...jpg
  • Foxfire is visible on decaying driftwood at midnight on Ruby Beach in Olympic National Park, Washington. Foxfire is a natural phonemonon produced by bioluminescent fungi typically found on rotting bark. The purpose of the glow is unknown, but it may help the fungus attract insects, which then disperse its spores.
    OlympicNP_Ruby-Beach_Night_Foxfire_9...jpg
  • A flock of greater yellowlegs (Tringa melanoleuca) forage in the Stillaguamish River near Stanwood, Washington. Greater yellowlegs feed on insects, small fish, marine worms, and crustaceans, sometimes using their bills to stir up water.
    Yellowlegs-Greater_Flock_Stillaguami...jpg
  • A greater yellowlegs (Tringa melanoleuca) plunges its head into shallow water along the Stillaguamish River near Stanwood, Washington. Greater yellowlegs feed on insects, small fish, marine worms, and crustaceans, sometimes using their bills to stir up water.
    Yellowlegs-Greater_Foraging_Stillagu...jpg
  • A greater yellowlegs (Tringa melanoleuca) plunges its head into shallow water along the Stillaguamish River near Stanwood, Washington. Greater yellowlegs feed on insects, small fish, marine worms, and crustaceans, sometimes using their bills to stir up water.
    Yellowlegs-Greater_Foraging_Stillagu...jpg
  • A ruby-crowned kinglet (Regulus calendula) searches for insects while briefly perched on an elm tree in Snohomish County, Washington. Ruby-crowned kinglets are very small birds with a length of about 4 inches (10 centimeters) and a wingspan of about 6 inches (16 centimeters). They typically weigh just 5 grams (0.2 oz), which is about the weight of a U.S. quarter dollar coin.
    Kinglet-Ruby-Crowned_Perched_Lynnwoo...jpg
  • A Hutton's vireo (Vireo huttoni) looks out from its perch in a big leaf maple tree in Snohomish County, Washington. The Hutton's vireo is found along the Pacific coast and the mountains of southeastern Arizona into central Mexico. The birds feed on insects found relatively high in trees.
    Vireo-Huttons_Perched_Lynnwood_1689.jpg
  • A northern shrike (Lanius borealis) dives from its perch in a bare tree to hunt in a meadow at Marymoor Park, Redmond, Washington. The northern shrike hunts for birds, small mammals and insects in brushy, semi-open habitats.
    Shrike-Northern_Diving_Marymoor_2113.jpg
  • A red-breasted merganser (Mergus serrator) creates ripples as it swims on the water of Puget Sound near Edmonds, Washington. The red-breasted merganser spends the winter on coastal bays, feeding mainly on small fish, crustaceans and aquatic insects.
    Merganser-Red-Breasted_Swimming_Edmo...jpg
  • A tree swallow (Tachycineta bicolor) feeds its young chick by depositing insects directly into its mouth at their nest in a snag in the Skagit Wildlife Area in Skagit County, Washington.
    Swallow-Tree_Feeding-Young_Nest_Skag...jpg
  • A bald eagle and a red fox tussle in midair over a European rabbit in San Juan Island National Historical Park in Washington state. The fight began when the bald eagle attempted to steal the rabbit away from the young fox, known as a kit. When the bald eagle grabbed the rabbit, it inadvertently also caught the fox, lifting both more than 20 feet into the air. The fox swung back and forth trying to take the rabbit back. The bald eagle released the fox and flew off with the rabbit. The whole struggle lasted 8 seconds. Both European rabbits (Oryctolagus cunuculus) and red foxes (Vulpes vulpes) were introduced to San Juan Island. The rabbits were introduced to the island in the 1890s by settlers; foxes were introduced occasionally in the 1900s. The European rabbits in particular are considered an invasive species, turning the prairie into an unsustainable barren landscape with their vast burrows. This displaces small native mammals, such as the Townsend's vole. While bald eagles and foxes occasionally hunt rabbits, it is a relatively rare occurrence. Up to 97 percent of an eagle's diet consists of fish and birds; red foxes more commonly eat berries, insects and small mammals, like the vole.
    Bald-Eagle_Fox_Rabbit_San-Juan_6813.jpg
  • A bald eagle and a red fox tussle in mid-air over a European rabbit in San Juan Island National Historical Park in Washington state. The fight began when the bald eagle attempted to steal the rabbit away from the young fox, known as a kit. When the bald eagle grabbed the rabbit, it inadvertently also caught the fox, lifting both more than 20 feet into the air. The fox swung back and forth trying to take the rabbit back. The bald eagle released the fox and flew off with the rabbit. The whole struggle lasted 8 seconds. Both European rabbits (Oryctolagus cunuculus) and red foxes (Vulpes vulpes) were introduced to San Juan Island. The rabbits were introduced to the island in the 1890s by settlers; foxes were introduced occasionally in the 1900s. The European rabbits in particular are considered an invasive species, turning the prairie into an unsustainable barren landscape with their vast burrows. This displaces small native mammals, such as the Townsend's vole. While bald eagles and foxes occasionally hunt rabbits, it is a relatively rare occurrence. Up to 97 percent of an eagle's diet consists of fish and birds; red foxes more commonly eat berries, insects and small mammals, like the vole.
    Bald-Eagle_Fox_Rabbit_San-Juan_6838.jpg
  • A bald eagle and a red fox tussle in mid-air over a European rabbit in San Juan Island National Historical Park in Washington state. The fight began when the bald eagle attempted to steal the rabbit away from the young fox, known as a kit. When the bald eagle grabbed the rabbit, it inadvertently also caught the fox, lifting both more than 20 feet into the air. The fox swung back and forth trying to take the rabbit back. The bald eagle released the fox and flew off with the rabbit. The whole struggle lasted 8 seconds. Both European rabbits (Oryctolagus cunuculus) and red foxes (Vulpes vulpes) were introduced to San Juan Island. The rabbits were introduced to the island in the 1890s by settlers; foxes were introduced occasionally in the 1900s. The European rabbits in particular are considered an invasive species, turning the prairie into an unsustainable barren landscape with their vast burrows. This displaces small native mammals, such as the Townsend's vole. While bald eagles and foxes occasionally hunt rabbits, it is a relatively rare occurrence. Up to 97 percent of an eagle's diet consists of fish and birds; red foxes more commonly eat berries, insects and small mammals, like the vole.
    Bald-Eagle_Fox_Rabbit_San-Juan_6840.jpg
  • A bald eagle and a red fox tussle in mid-air over a European rabbit in San Juan Island National Historical Park in Washington state. The fight began when the bald eagle attempted to steal the rabbit away from the young fox, known as a kit. When the bald eagle grabbed the rabbit, it inadvertently also caught the fox, lifting both more than 20 feet into the air. The fox swung back and forth trying to take the rabbit back. The bald eagle released the fox and flew off with the rabbit. The whole struggle lasted 8 seconds. Both European rabbits (Oryctolagus cunuculus) and red foxes (Vulpes vulpes) were introduced to San Juan Island. The rabbits were introduced to the island in the 1890s by settlers; foxes were introduced occasionally in the 1900s. The European rabbits in particular are considered an invasive species, turning the prairie into an unsustainable barren landscape with their vast burrows. This displaces small native mammals, such as the Townsend's vole. While bald eagles and foxes occasionally hunt rabbits, it is a relatively rare occurrence. Up to 97 percent of an eagle's diet consists of fish and birds; red foxes more commonly eat berries, insects and small mammals, like the vole.
    Bald-Eagle_Fox_Rabbit_San-Juan_6847.jpg
  • A bald eagle and a red fox tussle in mid-air over a European rabbit in San Juan Island National Historical Park in Washington state. The fight began when the bald eagle attempted to steal the rabbit away from the young fox, known as a kit. When the bald eagle grabbed the rabbit, it inadvertently also caught the fox, lifting both more than 20 feet into the air. The fox swung back and forth trying to take the rabbit back. The bald eagle released the fox and flew off with the rabbit. The whole struggle lasted 8 seconds. Both European rabbits (Oryctolagus cunuculus) and red foxes (Vulpes vulpes) were introduced to San Juan Island. The rabbits were introduced to the island in the 1890s by settlers; foxes were introduced occasionally in the 1900s. The European rabbits in particular are considered an invasive species, turning the prairie into an unsustainable barren landscape with their vast burrows. This displaces small native mammals, such as the Townsend's vole. While bald eagles and foxes occasionally hunt rabbits, it is a relatively rare occurrence. Up to 97 percent of an eagle's diet consists of fish and birds; red foxes more commonly eat berries, insects and small mammals, like the vole.
    Bald-Eagle_Fox_Rabbit_San-Juan_6844.jpg
  • A bald eagle and a red fox tussle in mid-air over a European rabbit in San Juan Island National Historical Park in Washington state. The fight began when the bald eagle attempted to steal the rabbit away from the young fox, known as a kit. When the bald eagle grabbed the rabbit, it inadvertently also caught the fox, lifting both more than 20 feet into the air. The fox swung back and forth trying to take the rabbit back. The bald eagle released the fox and flew off with the rabbit. The whole struggle lasted 8 seconds. Both European rabbits (Oryctolagus cunuculus) and red foxes (Vulpes vulpes) were introduced to San Juan Island. The rabbits were introduced to the island in the 1890s by settlers; foxes were introduced occasionally in the 1900s. The European rabbits in particular are considered an invasive species, turning the prairie into an unsustainable barren landscape with their vast burrows. This displaces small native mammals, such as the Townsend's vole. While bald eagles and foxes occasionally hunt rabbits, it is a relatively rare occurrence. Up to 97 percent of an eagle's diet consists of fish and birds; red foxes more commonly eat berries, insects and small mammals, like the vole.
    Bald-Eagle_Fox_Rabbit_San-Juan_6874.jpg
  • A bald eagle and a red fox tussle in mid-air over a European rabbit in San Juan Island National Historical Park in Washington state. The fight began when the bald eagle attempted to steal the rabbit away from the young fox, known as a kit. When the bald eagle grabbed the rabbit, it inadvertently also caught the fox, lifting both more than 20 feet into the air. The fox swung back and forth trying to take the rabbit back. The bald eagle released the fox and flew off with the rabbit. The whole struggle lasted 8 seconds. Both European rabbits (Oryctolagus cunuculus) and red foxes (Vulpes vulpes) were introduced to San Juan Island. The rabbits were introduced to the island in the 1890s by settlers; foxes were introduced occasionally in the 1900s. The European rabbits in particular are considered an invasive species, turning the prairie into an unsustainable barren landscape with their vast burrows. This displaces small native mammals, such as the Townsend's vole. While bald eagles and foxes occasionally hunt rabbits, it is a relatively rare occurrence. Up to 97 percent of an eagle's diet consists of fish and birds; red foxes more commonly eat berries, insects and small mammals, like the vole.
    Bald-Eagle_Fox_Rabbit_San-Juan_6868.jpg
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